Differ□ntphilosophicalschoolshaveofferedvar□□usi□terpretationso□Re□Z□aDe□en□□an.InCon□u□i□n□□m,Renisseenasaninhere□t□uali□ythatcan□ecultivated□hrough□ducation,self-discipline,andmoralpracti□e.Men□□us,□promi□entConfu□ianthin□er,arguedtha□humanb□i□g□are□ornwithaninnatesens□o□goodnes□,which□anbenurturedanddev□lop□dthr□ughproperguida□c□andeducation.□unz□,anotherConfucianp□ilo□op□er,tookamorepessimi□ticvie□□sugge□□ingthathu□a□n□tureisinh□□e□□lys□lfis□andt□□□mora□virt□esmustbei□posedthroughstricts□cialnorm□□ndins□itut□ons. <□□Different□hilosophicalschoolshaveof□e□edvar□ousinterpretationsof□en□ha□eBenY□an.InConfuci□□ism,Renisseenasaninhere□tqua□i□ythatca□b□cultivate□thr□□gh□□ucation□□elf-discipli□□,□□dmoralpractice.Mencius□apromin□ntConfucianth□nke□,a□g□e□th□thum□nbeingsarebornwi□han□nna□e□ens□ofgood□es□,whichcanbe□urt□□□danddeve□opedthroughpropergui□a□ceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosophe□,tookam□repessimi□t□c□i□w,sugge□t□ngtha□□umanna□ureisin□ere□tlys□lfi□h□nd□hatmor□lv□□tuesmustb□im□□□ed□hroughs□rict□o□ialnormsan□i□stitutio□s. Dif□erentph□losop□icalschools□aveof□ere□variousinterpretationsofRenZh□□eBenYua□.InCo□fucianism,□enis□eenasan□nher□nt□□alityt□atc□□□ecultivatedthroug□□□□cation,s□lf-d□scipline,a□d□oralpractice.Mencius,apr□mi□entConfucianthink□r,ar□ue□t□at□umanbein□sar□bornwith□ninnat□□enseof□oodnes□,whichca□b□nurt□redanddevelopedth□oug□prope□□uida□ce□ndeducation□Xun□i,ano□herConfucian□hi□oso□he□□tookamo□□pessimisticvie□,suggesti□□thathumannatureisi□her□ntl□selfishandth□tmor□lvirt□□smustbeim□osedth□oughst□ictsocial□ormsandinstitutio□s. □iffe□en□□hil□sop□i□alschoo□shaveof□eredv□□iousin□erpretatio□sofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.InConf□cianism□Renis□e□nasaninhere□tqu□li□ythatcan□ec□ltiv□□edthro□g□educatio□,s□□□-dis□ipline,a□□moralp□actice.Men□□u□,a□rominentConfucianthink□r,arguedthathumanb□i□gsarebornwithaninnates□n□e□fgoo□ness,wh□chcan□enurtu□□dan□develop□d□□□oughpr□pergu□□a□c□and□duc□tion.Xun□i,ano□herConfuci□□□hilos□pher□□ookamore□essimisticview,suggestingthat□□m□nnatureisin□erentlyse□□□shandt□at□oralvirtues□ust□eimp□sedthroughstrictsocialnorm□andin□t□tutions. Dif□erentp□ilosophical□c□oo□shaveoffe□ed□ario□sinterpretations□fRenZhaDe□en□□an□InConf□□ianism,Ren□sseenasaninh□re□tq□a□itythatcanbe□ultivat□dt□□□ugheduc□tio□,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.Me□c□us□ap□o□in□ntConfucianthinker,arguedthathumanbei□gsarebornw□thaninna□□sens□ofgoodness,w□ichcanbenu□tur□□a□dde□elopedthroughproperguidanceandeducation.□unzi□an□therCo□fuci□nphilos□□h□r,t□okam□r□pessi□isticvi□w,s□ggestin□□h□□□umannatureis□nherentlyselfi□ha□d□hatmoral□irt□esmustbeimposedt□roughs□ri□tsocia□no□□s□□dinstitutions.□□□>